Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Procuring requirements for direct materials of the defined commodities

• Playing an active role in the development and implementation of global sourcing strategies

• Analyzing the local sourcing market for the relevant functional area

• Responsibly carrying out the entire purchasing process for local sourcing projects from the plant's requirements to RFQs and quotation comparisons to the supplier nomination

• Maintaining and developing supplier relationships in the relevant functional area and clarifying technical questions with the relevant technical departments

• Leading supplier negotiations and managing contracts for local projects in accordance with the defined global purchasing strategies

• Identifying and evaluating local suppliers in cooperation with CU Purchasing

• Regularly communicating and aligning with CU Purchasing for different commodities and supporting them during negotiations and the supplier release and development process

• Nominating suppliers according to the relevant purchasing authorizations that have been granted

• Supporting with quality and delivery issues using escalation processes

• Collecting, maintaining and evaluating all purchasing-related data and orders in Procurement systems and tools

• Proactively searching for and identifying potential cost savings and carrying out activities to implement them

• Planning and executing activities to achieve annual purchasing targets (KPIs) for assigned materials

• Focus areas: steel, aluminum, stampings, metal extrusions

Minimum Qualifications:

• Completed bachelor's degree in supply chain management or similar field
• At least 4 years of professional experience in similar role or equivalent combination of education and experience